Joanna Zalewski

Height:
5-4
Class:
Senior
High School:
Linden HS
Hometown:
Linden, N.J.

2017-18 (Junior)
Posted a 13-11 mark in singles going 8-8 in dual matches and 5-3 in tournament play… Defeated No. 103 Chloe Oullett-Pizer of top-ranked North Carolina in a three-set battle, 4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (14-12)… Went 4-10 in doubles.

2016-17 (Sophomore)
Earned 14-12 singles record and 14-7 doubles record … Made 11-of-15 singles appearances in the spring of 2017 in the No. 3 spot, owning a 6-5 record … Went 9-0 in doubles play in the 2017 spring season … Owned 7-0 doubles record in the No. 3 spot and a 2-0 record in the no. 2 spot … Named to the 2016-17 ACC Academic Honor Roll.

2015-16 (Freshman)
Finished 30-7 in singles and 6-2 in doubles ... Went 10-3 in ACC singles action to set a single-season program record for conference singles victories ... Was the first Demon Deacon since 2002 to register 30 singles wins in a season; win total led the team in 2015-16 ... Put up a dual-match singles record of 22-4, including 2-1 at the No. 3 spot and 20-3 at the No. 4 position ... Led Wake Forest with 22 singles wins in dual-match action ... Won her lone ranked singles match of the season, topping No. 83 Stephanie Nauta of Virginia, 6-1, 6-3, to help the Deacs pick up their first win over a top-10 team since 2007 ... Started the spring with an 11-match singles win streak, helping the Deacons start 9-0 as a team for the first time ever ... Had an 8-3 fall singles ledger ... In doubles, went 5-2 in the fall and 1-0 in the spring ... Had a 5-0 record with Kasey Gardiner; duo won its flight at the Wake Forest Invitational and won its lone dual-match contest at No. 3 versus Eastern Michigan.

Background
Was a blue chip recruit out of high school ... Attended Linden High School in Linden, N.J. ... Ranked as high as No. 18 in her class as a senior in 2015 while topping out as high as No. 14 in both 2014 and 2013 ... State runner up for girls tennis in 2011 at Linden ... Two-time Union County Champion in 2011 and 2013 ... Leadership Academy graduate ... Earned Principal Honors and was an IB Candidate ... Commanding Officer of the NJROTC Program ... Member of both National Honor Society and Spanish National Honor Society.

Personal
Born November 7, 1996 ... Daughter of Lucja and Robert Zalewski ... Plans to major in health and exercise science ... Also received offers Boston College, Columbia, Army West Point and Navy.